Jesse Harris (born October 24, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and guitarist. He has worked with

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, and

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Early life and education

Harris and his twin sister were born in New York City. He attended

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in New York City. He graduated from

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in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

Career

Jesse Harris's music has been described as a "blend ffolk, rock, jazz, and world rhythms." Harris gave guitar lessons and performed in musical groups before he formed the duo Once Blue with singer-songwriter Rebecca Martin. This was the first group he was in and his first experience writing for another singer. ''Once Blue'' released its self-titled debut on

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in 1995 and nine additional songs were included in the album's re-release in 2003. Harris signed as a songwriter with Sony Publishing in 1998 and then made three self-released recordings with his new band, The Ferdinandos, consisting of Harris,

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, Tim Luntzel, and

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. The band released two more albums on

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. Harris recorded three solo albums ''Mineral'', ''Feel'', and ''Watching the Sky'' on his own label, Secret Sun Recordings. In 2003, he was awarded a

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for Song of the Year for "

Don't Know Why "Don't Know Why" is a song written and composed by Jesse Harris that originally appeared on his 1999 album, ''Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos.'' A cover of the song was the debut single of American singer Norah Jones from her debut studio album, ...

", performed by

. Jones's album, ''Come Away With Me'', includes five of Harris' compositions: "Don't Know Why," "Shoot the Moon," "One Flight Down," "I've Got To See You Again," and "The Long Day is Over." Harris plays guitar throughout the whole album. Jones and Harris have collaborated numerous times since then. Jones has been a guest on many of his albums and he appears as guitarist on almost all of her albums. Harris contributed songwriting to Jones' 2008 release '' The Fall.'' Harris appears as a guitarist on Bright Eyes' 2005 album, " ''I'm Wide Awake It's Morning''," as well as "Motion Sickness." In 2007, Harris contributed songs to the soundtrack of the film ''

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'', written and directed by

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. The soundtrack featured new versions of his songs by Jones,

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, Feist,

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, Bright Eyes,

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and Rosario Ortega. He also acted in the film. In August 2010 Harris released his album ''Through the Night'' and recorded a new version of his song "The Secret Sun" for a

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commercial. Harris's 11th album, ''Sub Rosa'', recorded in Rio de Janeiro, was released in July 2012 and features guest vocals from

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, and

. Harris's 12th album, the stripped down ''Borne Away'', was released on June 25, 2013. In 2013, Harris joined

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...

's, ''The Song Project'', along with

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, Sofia Rei, and

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, writing lyrics for various Zorn compositions and singing them at festivals worldwide with a band featuring

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on guitar,

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on keyboards, and Zorn conducting. Two of the group's albums have been released by

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. Harris and Jones appear together in the 2014 David Wain/Michael Showalter film, They Came Together, performing his song, "It Was The Last Thing On Your Mind," which Harris produced. In 2016 he appeared in Showalter's film "Hello, My Name Is Doris," performing his song, "Anything Was Possible." Recently, Zorn and Harris have begun a new project, ''Songs For Petra'', which features

Petra Haden Petra Haden (born October 11, 1971) is an American musician and singer. She is the daughter of the jazz bassist Charlie Haden, and is the triplet sister of bassist Rachel Haden (her bandmate in That Dog) and cellist Tanya Haden (married to ...

and The

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Trio (for whom Harris has produced two albums, Arclight and Modern Lore), plus Harris on guitar. Other artists who have recorded Jesse's songs include Smokey Robinson,

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, Kandace Springs, and Solomon Burke. Songwriting collaborations have included

Lana Del Rey Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, with frequent ...

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, and Vinicius Cantuaria. Production credits include albums for

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, and Petra Haden. Haden recorded an album of Harris' songs entitled "Seemed Like A Good Idea – Petra Haden Sings Jesse Harris" ( Sunnyside). In 2017, Jesse started Cosmo, a group for only his instrumental compositions, with CJ Camerieri (trumpet/flugelhorn/french horn), Will Graefe (guitar), Jeremy Gustin (drums), Benjamin Lazar Davis (bass), Michael Boshcen (trombone), and Harris (guitar). They are currently working on an album with producer

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. Harris's album ''Aquarelle'' was recorded in

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, Portugal, and released in September 2018, and features Gustin and Graefe, Ricardo Dias Gomes (bass, keyboards),

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, Sophia Brous, Thomas Bartlett,

Rob Moose Rob Moose (born 1982) is an American multi-instrumentalist, arranger, producer, conductor, and orchestrator. He primarily plays the violin, viola, and guitar. Early life and education Moose was born in 1982. He was raised in Windsor, Connect ...

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, and Jason Lader. On ''Surpresa'', in 2021, introduced by the song 'Waiting' Harris closely collaborated again with Vinicius Cantuária.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

* ''Once Blue'' with Rebecca Martin (

EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British Transnational corporation, transnational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in March 1 ...

, 1995) * ''Jesse Harris and the Ferdinandos'' (Bean, 1999) * ''Crooked Lines'' (Bean, 2001) * ''Without You'' (Bean, 2002) * ''The Secret Sun'' (

Verve Verve may refer to: Music * The Verve, an English rock band * ''The Verve E.P.'', a 1992 EP by The Verve * ''Verve'' (R. Stevie Moore album) * Verve Records, an American jazz record label Businesses * Verve Coffee Roasters, an American coffee ho ...

, 2003) * ''While the Music Lasts'' (Verve, 2004) * ''Mineral'' (Secret Sun, 2005) * ''Feel'' (

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, 2007) * ''Watching the Sky'' ( Mercer Street, 2009) * ''Through the Night'' (Mercer Street/Secret Sun, 2010) * ''Cosmo'' (Tzadik, 2010) * ''Sub Rosa'' ( Dangerbird, 2012) * ''Borne Away'' (Secret Sun, 2013) * ''No Wrong No Right'' (Dangerbird, 2015) * ''Music for Chameleons'' (Sunnyside, 2017) * ''Aquarelle'' (Secret Sun, 2018) * ''Once Blue Live at the Handlebar'' with Rebecca Martin (Core Port, 2018) – live recorded in 1996 * ''Songs Never Sung'' (Secret Sun, 2019) * ''Everlasting Day'' (Secret Sun, 2020)

As sideman

* Bright Eyes, ''I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning'' (

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, 2005) * Bright Eyes, ''Motion Sickness'' (

Team Love Team Love is an independent record label based in New Paltz, New York, founded by Conor Oberst and Nate Krenkel in 2003. It has released albums by several other recording artists. Team Love also released the documentary film by Roy Germano, Th ...

, 2005) * Chiara Civello, ''Al Posto Del Mondo'' (Sony Music, 2012) *

Chico Pinheiro Francisco de Assis Pinheiro, known professionally as Chico Pinheiro (born 17 June 1953, in Santa Maria), is a Brazilian newscaster and journalist. He is the current editor-in-chief and anchorman of Bom Dia Brasil, the Brazilian news program, ai ...

, ''There's a Storm Inside'' (Sunnyside, 2010) *

Federico Aubele Federico Aubele is an Argentine singer-songwriter whose music blends a variety of genres and styles. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Aubele started playing music at age 12. He moved to Berlin in 2002, where he lived for several years. After su ...

, ''Berlin 13'' (ESL Music, 2011) *

, ''Light a Candle'' (Natgeo, 2009) * Forro in the Dark, ''Forro in the Dark Plays Zorn'' (Tzadik, 2015) *

Jessie Baylin Jessica Baldassarre, known as Jessie Baylin, is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter. Career Her album ''Firesight'' was written by Baylin, Jesse Harris, Mike Daly, Mark Goldenberg, Greg Wells and Danny Wilde, and was produced and engineered by ...

, ''You'' (Hickory, 2007) * Jessie Baylin, ''Firesight'' (Verve, 2008) *

Johnathan Rice Johnathan Rice (born May 27, 1983) is a Scottish-American singer-songwriter. He used to frequently collaborate with Jenny Lewis. His first album, ''Trouble is Real'', was released on Reprise Records on April 26, 2005. His follow-up, ''Furthe ...

, ''Trouble Is Real'' ( Warner, 2005) *

Joshua Radin Joshua Radin (born June 14, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter. He has recorded nine studio albums, and his songs have been used in a number of films and TV series. His most successful album, '' Simple Times'', was released in 2008. Beginni ...

, '' The Rock and the Tide'' (Mom and Pop, 2010) *

, ''Arclight'' (Mack Avenue, 2016) * Julian Lage, ''Modern Love'' (

Mack Avenue Mack Avenue Records is an independent record label in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Background Mack Avenue was founded in 1999 by Gretchen Carhartt Valade, a jazz fan and chair of the American apparel company Carhartt. The company is a sponsor ...

, 2018) *

Kandace Springs Kandace Springs (born January 17, 1989) is an American jazz and soul singer and pianist. She has released four studio albums. Biography Kandace Springs was born in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, in 1989. Her father Scat Springs was a sess ...

, ''Soul Eyes'' (Blue Note, 2016) * Kandace Springs, ''Indigo'' (Blue Note, 2018) *

Ken Hirai is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and brand ambassador. During his career, Hirai has released 45 singles and nine studio albums as of January 2019.Lana Del Rey Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, with frequent ...

, '' Lust for Life'' (Polydor/Interscope, 2017) *

Lisa Loeb Lisa Loeb (; born March 11, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author and actress. She started her career with the number 1 hit song "Stay (I Missed You)" from the film '' Reality Bites,'' the first number 1 single for an artist ...

, ''Tails'' (Geffen, 1995) *

, ''Dreaming Wide Awake'' (Verve, 2005) * Lizz Wright, ''Freedom & Surrender'' (Concord, 2015) *

, ''Careless Love'' (Rounder, 2004) *

Marisa Monte Marisa de Azevedo Monte (Brazilian Portuguese: /maˈɾizɐ dʒi azeˈvedu ˈmõtʃi/) (born 1 July 1967) is a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, and producer of Brazilian popular music and samba. As of 2011, she had sold 10 milli ...

, ''O Que Voce Quer Sabe De Verdade'' (EMI, 2011) *

, '' The Absence'' (Universal, 2012) * Melody Gardot, ''

Currency of Man ''Currency of Man'' is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Melody Gardot. It was released on June 1, 2015, by Decca Records and produced by Larry Klein. In 2016, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Engineer ...

'' (Universal, 2015) * Melody Gardot, '' Live in Europe'' (Universal, 2018) * Melody Gardot, ''

My One and Only Thrill ''My One and Only Thrill'' is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Melody Gardot. It was released on March 16, 2009, by Verve Records. Three singles were released from the album: "Who Will Comfort Me", "Baby I'm a Fool", and " ...

'' (Universal, 2009) *

, ''First Sessions'' (Blue Note, 2001) * Norah Jones, ''

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'' (Blue Note, 2002) * Norah Jones, '' Feels Like Home'' (Blue Note, 2004) * Norah Jones, '' Not Too Late'' (Blue Note, 2007) * Norah Jones, '' The Fall'' (Blue Note, 2009) * Richard Julian, ''Slow New York'' (Manhattan, 2006) * Ricky Fante, ''Rewind'' (Virgin, 2003) *

, ''Modern Romance'' (Secret Sun, 2006) *

Seamus Blake Seamus Blake (born December 8, 1970) is a British-born Canadian tenor saxophonist. Early life and education Blake was born in London, England and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His mother introduced him to jazz when he was a c ...

, ''Stranger Things Have Happened'' (Fresh Sound, 1999) *

Tiago Iorc Tiago Iorczeski (born November 28, 1985) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and record producer. As a child, he lived in England and in the United States. Despite having no musical background in his family, Tiago started playing the acoustic guita ...

, ''Zeski'' (Som Livre, 2013) *

Tomoyo Harada is a Japanese actress, singer, and lyricist, and was a popular idol in the 80's. She was cast in numerous films and TV-series since her beginning in 1982 in the leading role of the original TV series '' Sailorfuku to kikanju''. Her first role i ...

, ''Love Song Covers'' (Universal, 2015) *

Tristan Prettyman Tristan Ann Prettyman (born May 23, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter from San Diego, California. She was signed to Virgin Records until 2013 and released her first major label album '' Twentythree'' on August 2, 2005, followed by her sec ...

, ''Twenty-three'' (Virgin, 2006) *

Vinicius Cantuaria Vinícius is a Portuguese given name from the Roman family name ''Vinicius'', possibly derived from Latin ''vinum'' "wine". Notable people with the name include: * Lucius Vinicius, Roman consul in 33 BC * Marcus Vinicius, Roman consul in 19 BC, Rom ...

, ''Indio De Apartamento'' (Naive, 2012) *

Wax Poetic Wax Poetic is a New York-based trip hop band. The band came together in 1997 founded by Turkish musician Ilhan Erşahin, who is still a current member, playing tenor saxophone and keys. The group originated at the now defunct club Save the Robo ...

, ''On a Ride'' (Nublu, 2012)

Film/theater/television

Dragon Tales ''Dragon Tales'' is an animated educational television, educational fantasy children's television series created by Jim Coane and Ron Rodecker and developed by Coane, Wesley Eure, Jeffrey Scott, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser and produced by Sony Pi ...

– TV show – opening theme song (1998); guitarist, songwriter * Arrivals – stage play – Bank Street Theatre (2007); incidental music composer *

– film – Think Films (2007); guitarist, songwriter, score composer, actor * Verano Maldito – film – Luis Ortega Film (Argentina, 2011); songwriter, singer, actor *

They Came Together ''They Came Together'' is a 2014 American satire, satirical romantic comedy film directed by David Wain and written by Wain and Michael Showalter. It is a parody of romantic comedies infused with Showalter and Wain's absurd approach. The film ha ...

– film –

Lionsgate Films Lionsgate Films (formerly known as Cinépix Film Properties) is an American film production and film distribution studio, headquartered in Santa Monica and founded in Canada, and is the flagship division of Lionsgate Entertainment. It is the larg ...

(2014); guitarist, songwriter, producer, actor *

Hello, My Name Is Doris ''Hello, My Name Is Doris'' is a 2015 American coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay by Laura Terruso and Showalter, about a woman in her 60s who tries to act on her attraction to a younger co-w ...

– film –

Roadside Attractions Roadside Attractions is an American production company and film distributor based in Los Angeles, California, founded on July 27, 2000, by Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff, specializing largely in independent films. Lionsgate Lions Gate ...

(2016); guitarist, songwriter, actor

References

External links

*
NPR story on ''The Hottest State''
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